southern Mexico

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Southern Mexico is a culturally diverse and geographically varied region of Mexico known for its mountainous terrain, indigenous communities, and important archaeological and ecological sites.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
southern Mexico canonical 79
Southern Mexico 11
Region of Southeast Mexico 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (102)

Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Mexico
borders Belize
Central America
Guatemala
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
country Mexico
hasArchaeologicalSite Bonampak
Calakmul
Chichén Itzá
Mitla
Monte Albán
Palenque
Uxmal
Yaxchilán
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
mountain temperate climate
tropical climate
hasCuisineSpecialty chocolate-based dishes
cochinita pibil
mole sauces
tamales
tlayudas
hasCulturalRegion Mesoamerica
hasCulturalTradition Día de Muertos
surface form: Day of the Dead celebrations

Guelaguetza
surface form: Guelaguetza festival

Mayan rituals
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
forestry
oil and gas extraction
tourism
hasEcosystem cloud forest
dry forest
mangroves
tropical rainforest
hasEthnicGroup Lacandon
surface form: Lacandon people

Maya peoples
Mixes
Mixtec people
Nahua
surface form: Nahuas

Tzeltal people
Tzotzil people
Zapotec people
Zoque people
hasLanguageFamily Mayan languages
Mixe–Zoquean languages
surface form: Mixe–Zoque languages

Nahuan languages
Oto-Manguean languages
hasMajorCity Acapulco
Cancún
Chilpancingo
Mérida
Oaxaca
surface form: Oaxaca City

San Cristóbal de las Casas
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Villahermosa
hasMountainRange Sierra Madre de Chiapas
Sierra Madre del Sur
Sierra Norte de Oaxaca
hasOfficialLanguage Spanish
hasProtectedArea Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Huatulco
surface form: Huatulco National Park

Lacandon Jungle
Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Sumidero Canyon National Park
hasRiver Coatzacoalcos River
Grijalva River
Papaloapan River
Usumacinta River
hasSubregion Campeche state
surface form: Campeche

Chiapas
Guerrero
Isthmus of Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Puebla
Quintana Roo
Tabasco
Veracruz
Yucatán state
surface form: Yucatán

Yucatán Peninsula
hasTerrain coastal plains
mountainous terrain
tropical lowlands
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Calakmul
surface form: Ancient Maya City and Protected Tropical Forests of Calakmul

Monte Albán
surface form: Historic Centre of Oaxaca and Archaeological Site of Monte Albán

Chichén Itzá
surface form: Pre-Hispanic City of Chichén-Itzá

Uxmal
surface form: Pre-Hispanic City of Uxmal

Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
surface form: Sian Ka'an
knownFor cacao production
coffee production
high cultural and linguistic diversity
important archaeological sites
large indigenous population
maize cultivation
rich biodiversity
traditional cuisine
traditional textiles
locatedIn Mexico
North America
partOf Mexico
wasPartOf Mesoamerican civilization area

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cyanerpes lucidus nativeRange southern Mexico
Costa Chica of Oaxaca locatedIn southern Mexico
México 95 regionServed southern Mexico
Sumidero Canyon National Park locatedIn southern Mexico
Juchitán de Zaragoza region southern Mexico
Bènizàa locatedIn southern Mexico
this entity surface form: Southern Mexico
Acapulco de Juárez partOf southern Mexico
this entity surface form: Southern Mexico
Lacantún Biosphere Reserve locatedIn southern Mexico
Upper Amuzgo region southern Mexico
Coquihani region southern Mexico
this entity surface form: Southern Mexico
Amuzgo people locatedIn southern Mexico
Lower Amuzgo spokenIn southern Mexico
Costa Esmeralda de Oaxaca locatedIn southern Mexico
Iguala locatedIn southern Mexico
Sarcoramphus distribution southern Mexico
Mazunte region southern Mexico
Tapachula locatedIn southern Mexico
Taxco de Alarcón locatedIn southern Mexico
Mesoamerican forests locatedIn southern Mexico
New World monkeys nativeTo southern Mexico
Chicomuceltec region southern Mexico
Chol people indigenousTo southern Mexico
Chontal of Oaxaca locatedIn southern Mexico
Chiapas Highlands locatedIn southern Mexico
Zapatista movement in Chiapas locatedIn southern Mexico
Emiliano Zapata regionOfActivity southern Mexico
Agua Azul locatedIn southern Mexico
El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve locatedIn southern Mexico
Soconusco locatedIn southern Mexico
Castilla elastica distribution southern Mexico
Pochutla Aztecan region southern Mexico
this entity surface form: Southern Mexico
Sierra Juárez regionOf southern Mexico
Mexican Federal Highway 175 locatedIn southern Mexico
Zapatista forces activeInRegion southern Mexico
Quichean–Mamean geographicDistribution southern Mexico
Akateko spokenInRegion southern Mexico